학술논문
Outcome of ventricular fibrillation developing during percutaneous coronary interventions in 19,497 patients without cardiogenic shock.
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Addala S; William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA.; Kahn JK; Moccia TF; Harjai K; Pellizon G; Ochoa A; O'Neill WW
Source
Publisher: Excerpta Medica Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0207277 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0002-9149 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00029149 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Am J Cardiol Subsets: MEDLINE
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0002-9149
Abstract
Ventricular fibrillation (VF) developing out of hospital or even in hospital has a reported prognosis for survival that is <50%. We examined the prognosis for VF in 19,497 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention and identified 164 who had VF (0.84%). The time to defibrillation was <1 minute and was successful in all without sequelae. Thus, VF developing in the catheterization laboratory is unique in terms of prognosis.